Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper flew over the mudslide area this morning, accompanied by Sheriff Stan Hilkey, Mesa County Commissioner John Justman, Congressman Scott Tipton and Collbran Mayor Pro-Tem Jolynn Dorman.

Operation command directed this morning: Verizon will continue their work to install wireless boosters (microwave), U.S. Forest Service to continue work to install cameras and evaluate the face of landslide and the escarpment of the slide. These efforts are moving toward creating a data bank that will allow creation of models and estimations, to continue the efforts that Sheriff Hilkey described at the Collbran Town Hall meeting as “trying to outsmart the mountain.”

Below are photos taken yesterday from the slide area. We have also included reference notes, for orientation and explanation purposes.

Press/media update: PIO functions will be cut back over the weekend. Media, please email direct questions to: mesacountyjic@gmail.com. Unless there is a significant update of information, the daily update posts will resume on Monday, June 2nd. Thank you.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the search and rescue for these men. Especially Sheriff Hilkey, the county employees, the search teams, those from outside our area who have come and dedicated their time to giving us the expertise that they have, the PV fire department and Collbran sheriff. I am sure that there are so many that I have overlooked. It is not intentional. You are thanked for all you have done also.

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